Moldova’s major moment on the world stage
Hosting the second ever EPC summit is a huge undertaking for the tiny post-Soviet country of Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest nations.
Hosting the second ever EPC summit is a huge undertaking for the tiny post-Soviet country of Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest nations.
The Kremlin knows that it doesn’t have to cross the border into the ex-Soviet state in order to take control.
With the Russian President having little to show for a year of war in Ukraine, he may be tempted to export the chaos into a new theatre.
The former Soviet Republic is on track to join the EU, but first needs to break free of Russian espionage and energy politics.
Vladimir Putin’s 9 May celebrations show the Kremlin doesn’t have a monopoly on Soviet history.
Need to know: A series of explosions have been reported in Transnistria – a Russian-backed breakaway region of Moldova. Could the former Soviet republic be next on Putin’s list?
If Moldova doesn’t receive enough aid to help with the influx of refugees, the cracks in its fragile society could widen, and Moscow could slip through them.
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